NPR边听边练278：奥巴马医保网站故障

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　The Obama administration has launched what it calls a tech search to fix problems _1_ the government on-line health insurance markets. NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the president insists that despite these problems, the health coverage¹ _2_ through these markets is still a good product.

　　奥巴马政府推出称为技术搜索的计划，以修复在线参保网站困扰政府的问题。据NPR新闻的斯科特·霍斯利报道，总统坚称除去这些问题，在线网站参保是个好产品。

　　President Obama says there is no excuse for the poor consumer experience many people have _3_ for health insurance on the government's new internet market place. The president says no one's more frustrated² than he is by those problems, but he stressed, they are being fixed³.

　　奥巴马总统表示，许多人在政府新推出的在线参保网站上购买保险时遇到了问题，这实在不应该发生。总统表示，遇到这些问题，他比任何人都沮丧，但是他强调，他们正在进行修复。

　　Experts from some of America's top private sector⁴ tech companies, who've by the way seen things like this _4_ before. They want to work, they're reaching out, they're offering to send health.

　　“美国最优秀私营科技公司的专家曾经遇到过这种事。他们会解决，他们已经伸出援手，他们会解决问题保证民众参保。”

　　Obama offered no deadline for _5_ the website problems, but he did say consumers still have months to sign up for health coverage. The administration's also highlighting alternative ways consumers can charter for insurance, including by telephone and in person. Scott Horsley NPR News, Washington.

　　奥巴马并没有提出解决网站问题的最终限期，但是他表示，消费者可以参保的时间还有几个月到期。政府也说明了消费者可以购买保险的几种替代方案，其中就包括电话参保或本人亲自去办理。NPR新闻，斯科特·霍斯利华盛顿报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. in person

　　本人；直接；当面；

　　eg. It was the first time she had seen him in person.

　　这是她第一次见到他本人。

　　eg. She wanted to hear him sing in person.

　　她想听他现场演唱。

　　参考答案：

　　1、plaguing 2、offered 3、had shopping

　　4、happened 5、fixing

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。